Bug#1100547: libalgorithm-diff-xs-perl: fails to unpack for multiple architectures

[Helmut Grohne]

Package: libalgorithm-diff-xs-perl
Version: 0.04-8+b4
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: fileconflict

Hi,

this is an unfortunate case of Multi-Arch craziness. At some point, the 
package's content was multiarch-counpackable and therefore the multiarch 
hinter suggested adding Multi-Arch: same. This was then turned into a 
commit by the Debian janitor and duly included. Unfortunately, now the 
file /usr/share/man/man3/Algorithm::Diff::XS.3pm.gz is different between 
architectures and as a result unpacking can fail. I talk about unpacking 
rather than installing here as coinstalling is prevented by the perl 
dependency. Meanwhile the hinter has been changed to no longer suggest 
the addition of M-A:same in situations where a dependency (such as perl) 
will prevent coinstallation and therefore the hinter will not resuggest 
the addition for future uploads even if that file happens to become 
equal across architectures again. Please drop M-A:same and excuse the 
problems endured with this part of automated tooling.

Helmut